Benjamin White

Department Chair; Assistant Professor of Health & Exercise Science

610-225-2970
McInnis 122
bwhite3@eastern.edu

Dr. White is a licensed physical therapist and certified athletic trainer. He also maintains credentials with the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) in strength and conditioning, personal training, and corrective exercise. Dr. White has worked as a physical therapist in sports medicine, orthopedic rehabilitation, and geriatric home health for the last 20 years. During that time, he spent three years at the Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Center, serving as a sport’s physical therapist and clinical instructor to physical therapy doctoral students. Dr. White lives in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, and continues to work with patients in physical therapy around his faculty responsibilities at Eastern University. Dr. White joined Eastern in 2017 as faculty in the athletic training undergraduate program, served as an adjunct, and transitioned to full-time faculty in the exercise science department in 2022.

Education
  • BA - Houghton College 1994-1998
  • DPT/ATC - New York Institute of Technology 2000-2003
  • Ph.D. Candidate - Concordia University Chicago 2018 – Current
Classes Taught

Basic Nutrition, Research methods, Exercise Physiology, Aging and Exercise Science, Kinesiology, Exercise for Special Populations, Cardiovascular Physiology and Pathology,  Sports Nutrition, Corrective Exercise and Movement Analysis.

Why I teach at Eastern

Eastern has a wonderful group of faculty and staff who genuinely care about all aspects of an Eastern student's development.  This includes their academic development, as well as emotional, relational and spiritual growth.  Students are given a chance to step away from the noise and chaos of life for a few years and figure out "who they are" and "who they want to be" as they prepare to step out into the world and be amazing humans.  Few universities have this unique atmosphere and I appreciate Eastern's mission to create this type of space for learning.

Research Interests

Dr. White’s research interests include human movement science, improving the delivery and efficacy of rehabilitation, and health promotion through diet and exercise.

Select Articles

The relationship between maximal repetition performance and muscle fiber type as estimated by noninvasive technique in the quadriceps of untrained women. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research (2006)